^_^

I'm sorry but Radar is infinitely better that the mock-Madness of Country House. Radar was the sign of a band taking every chance possible to subvert the typical shit that makes the top 10 (and it still made the Top 10!)

Undoubtedly CH is a stab at popularism, but there is a lot of snobbery about it, the old "if it's popular and a massive hit then clearly it isn't much cop as what do the masses know" angle?! (not a criticism aimed at you but the indie press of the time). It takes just as much skill to write something as big as CH, which is overwhelmingly better than the rock n roll by numbers of "Roll With It" IMO.

 

Obviously it's all subjective and we're all allowed opinions, and I confess Pop has always been my first love so liking CH as their most accessble piece of music was always going to be likely :D

Undoubtedly CH is a stab at popularism, but there is a lot of snobbery about it, the old "if it's popular and a massive hit then clearly it isn't much cop as what do the masses know" angle?! (not a criticism aimed at you but the indie press of the time). It takes just as much skill to write something as big as CH, which is overwhelmingly better than the rock n roll by numbers of "Roll With It" IMO.

 

Obviously it's all subjective and we're all allowed opinions, and I confess Pop has always been my first love so liking CH as their most accessble piece of music was always going to be likely :D

Country House was all too obviously a stab at writing a massive populist anthem (which obviously succeeded but was all the poorer for it). It was also a f***ing blatant Madness rip-off which Blur should have been above. It is just so obviously shit compared with so many of their songs. I am currently listening to Modern Life and every single song on it pisses all over CH. For Tomorrow and Chemical World were genius singles that arrived a couple of years early. Then you have Star Shaped and Sunday, Sunday which are Parklife already perfected. Country House was Blur being f***ing lazy and that is why I will never ever love it over even most of the tracks on The Great Escape.

 

Oh and of course Oasis wrote many better songs than Roll With It! That was the stupid thing about THE GREAT BRIT POP CHART BATTLE, neither song was anywhere near either band's best songs.

Oh and of course Oasis wrote many better songs than Roll With It! That was the stupid thing about THE GREAT BRIT POP CHART BATTLE, neither song was anywhere near either band's best songs.

I agree there, both were under par - Roll With It is just lazy and CH makes me cringe now (along with songs like Charmless Man and a good 80% of The Great Escape).

 

Loved CH at the time though!

Country House was all too obviously a stab at writing a massive populist anthem (which obviously succeeded but was all the poorer for it). It was also a f***ing blatant Madness rip-off which Blur should have been above. It is just so obviously shit compared with so many of their songs. I am currently listening to Modern Life and every single song on it pisses all over CH. For Tomorrow and Chemical World were genius singles that arrived a couple of years early. Then you have Star Shaped and Sunday, Sunday which are Parklife already perfected. Country House was Blur being f***ing lazy and that is why I will never ever love it over even most of the tracks on The Great Escape.

 

Oh and of course Oasis wrote many better songs than Roll With It! That was the stupid thing about THE GREAT BRIT POP CHART BATTLE, neither song was anywhere near either band's best songs.

Well seeing as it only made No 10 on my list I'm hardly in a position to be its staunchest defender- I don't mind it but I certainly don't love it, its charms lie in the fact that it captured a moment, a zeitgist for "britpop", the use of Keith Allen, Jo guest (and by implication magazines like "Loaded" that made her famous) seem to culture of the time- or so it appeared at the time, I think it was cleaver in that way. Britain in 1995 was exactly that, cocky and strutting, it reminds me of all that :D

Well seeing as it only made No 10 on my list I'm hardly in a position to be its staunchest defender- I don't mind it but I certainly don't love it, its charms lie in the fact that it captured a moment, a zeitgist for "britpop", the use of Keith Allen, Jo guest (and by implication magazines like "Loaded" that made her famous) seem to culture of the time- or so it appeared at the time, I think it was cleaver in that way. Britain in 1995 was exactly that, cocky and strutting, it reminds me of all that :D

Yeah but being #10 on your list means you have it over at least 90 other Blur songs which is daft at the very least in my opinion.

Blur Top 10

 

1.Caramel

2.Trimm Trabb

3.Death of a Party

4.Sweet Song

5.Clover Over Dover

6.He Thought of Cars

7.Trouble in the Message Center

8.Colin Zeal

9.This is a Low

10. Caravan

 

 

 

Country House has good guitar fills in it's latter half.

If I had to choose one Blur album I could live without that'd be The Great Escape.

 

But I find Country House very clever. No, it's not their best (or even top 5) single and yes, it does sound like Madness but that wasn't such a big crime at the peak of BRIT POP era.

 

Blur was (is) always brilliant, whether they were heading towards alternative rock (MLIR), especially the aforementioned For Tomorrow, fun pop (Parklife) or been lead by William Orbit (13). The Great Escape, however, is their Be Here Now. A big album that tries a bit too hard. I was so relieved when "Blur" came out, such a peaceful and still powerful album with an alternative twist.

Edited October 23, 201113 yr by SKOB

23. SUPERSONIC- Oasis (221,800)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Oasis_supersonic_sleeve.jpg

 

All 12 Oasis singles are here (no surprise there), and of course their debut single was the only track not to make the Top 20 and so it isn't a shock either that it shold be the least seller of the decade. The surprise may come in the fact that most of the sales for the track occured in 1996, mainly to do with the fact that Oasis singles were always available in record shops to buy, 1996 was a bumper year for them, and of course from new fans eager to complete their collection.

 

22. ALL AROUND THE WORLD- Oasis (223.700)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Oasis_All_Around_the_World_sleeve_cover.jpg

 

Here they are again- this time with their final single of the decade, the NO 1 hit "All Around The World" completing the full circle they did sales wise at least. It was the third and final release from the oft maligned "Be Here Now" and was fortunate to make the top, taking full advantage of the traditional January lull in early 98 ending that year as the 4th least best selling No 1 of the previous 12 months.

 

21. SHAKERMAKER- Oasis (231,300)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Oasis_shakermaker_cover.jpg

 

Their second hit, and only track aside from "Supersonic" not to make the UK top 10 in the 90s. It peaked frustratingly at No 11 in July 1994 and pretty much announced their arrival on the UK music scene, and like their debut it again sold the most in 96 when 83k was sold over the counter.

 

All Around The World was awful, their worst 90s single by far.

 

Whatever was the first Oasis single I bought and it remains my favourite EP of theirs to date.

And another re-cap No's 30-21

 

21. SHAKERMAKER- Oasis (231,300)

22. ALL AROUND THE WORLD-Oasis (223,700)

23. SUPERSONIC-Oasis (221,800)

24. SLIGHT RETURN- The Bluetones (214,000)

25. THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES- Space & Cerys Matthews (208,000)

26. THE DAY WE CAUGHT THE TRAIN- Ocean Colour Scene (206,600)

27. MULDER AND SCULLY- Catatonia (203,300)

28. HUSH- Kula Shaker (210,000)

29. BEETLEBUM- Blur (196,900)

30. GOOD ENOUGH- Dodgy (189,500)

 

So in our top 20 we have 9 Oasis singles, others will make a guest appearance :D

Edited October 23, 201113 yr by gezza76

Supersonic :wub:

Nine of the top 20? Bloody hell. That's some going, shame that "Supersonic" went out first.

Supersonic Supersong

I can think of 8 of the remaining 11 non Oasis tracks, will be intrigued to see what the other 3 are...

I can only account for 15 of the Top 20

 

 

1 x Pulp

2 x Verve

2 x Manics

9 x Oasis

1 x Blur

 

 

 

 

 

I suspect Pulp have 3 singles in top 20.

Edited October 23, 201113 yr by SKOB

I can only account for 15 of the Top 20

 

 

1 x Pulp

2 x Verve

2 x Manics

9 x Oasis

1 x Blur

 

 

 

 

Supergrass will be in there with Alright and Pulp will have at least two I'd have thought. Does Edwyn Collins count also as that was quite big? Oh and Babybird and Chumbawamba, were they in the correct period? Same for Brimful Of Asha? I can think of a few but not at all sure which count as Britpop and which don't! Some must be wrong though as I think I'm up to 22 tracks now...